Dog Towels & Drying Coats
After a wet walk or a bath, an ordinary towel just smears the water around. A dedicated microfibre dog towel or a wearable drying coat soaks it up properly — so less ends up on your floor, your sofa and the dog still shivering by the door.
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Towels vs wearable drying coats
A microfibre towel holds many times its weight in water and dries far faster than cotton, so it does the heavy lifting straight after a bath or muddy walk. A drying coat or robe goes a step further — you put it on the dog and it wicks moisture as they mooch around, which is brilliant for thick coats that take ages to dry and for keeping a damp dog warm.
Drying coats also keep a freshly-washed or wet-walked dog off your furniture while they dry, and calm the post-bath zoomies in many dogs.
Which dogs benefit most
Double-coated and long-haired breeds that trap water love a drying coat, as does any dog that feels the cold — a wet, chilled dog loses heat fast in winter. For short-coated dogs, a good microfibre towel is usually all you need.
Look for a coat with belly coverage and an adjustable fit, and keep a towel by the door for the daily mud. Both machine-wash, which beats reaching for the good bath towels every time.
Everything here is chosen to be genuinely useful in everyday life with your pet — quality-checked, fairly priced and shipped tracked across the UK. For any health concern, your vet is always the best first port of call.
Common questions
Do dog drying coats actually work?
Yes — a wearable drying coat wicks moisture from the coat while the dog moves around, which is especially effective for thick double coats that take a long time to air-dry, and it keeps a damp dog warm.
What’s the best material for a dog towel?
Microfibre — it absorbs many times its weight in water and dries much faster than cotton, so it pulls moisture out of the coat rather than just spreading it around.
How do I dry a dog after a walk in winter?
Towel off the worst with a microfibre towel, then pop on a drying coat to wick the rest while keeping them warm. Pay special attention to the belly, legs and paws, which get the wettest.
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